Lot 207 Canada #35, 35i, 36, 36d 1c, 2c Yellow, Green & Blue Green Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, 11 Fine & VF Used Singles, All Different Papers and Shades, Montreal and 2nd Ottawa Printings

11 fine & VF used singles of the 1c, 2c yellow, green & blue green Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue. All different papers and shades, Montreal and 2nd Ottawa printings, .. Includes three Montreal printings of the 1c in dull and lemon yellow shades, with the lemon yellow having full gum curiously. Then there is a bright yellow 2nd Ottawa, which unfortunately has a small crease near the bottom, but is otherwise attractive. It is the only non-VF stamp in the lot. The 2c stamps include three blue green Montreal printings on horizontal wove paper, each slightly different than the other. Then, four 2nd Ottawa printings in 4 different shades, all on the soft opaque, poor quality wove paper of the early 2nd Ottawa period.

Unitrade values this at $36.5. The stamps offered here grade 74-80 and as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 40/60 and 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10 and 8/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.